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Patrol completes investigation of Post-Dispatch

Gov. Parson meets with reporters after signing multiple bills into law, including House Bill 297, on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in Jefferson City, Mo.
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Gov. Parson meets with reporters after signing multiple bills into law, including House Bill 297, on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in Jefferson City, Mo.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has completed an investigation of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that began after a journalist exposed a state database flaw. Patrol Capt. John Hotz told the Post-Dispatch Monday that results of the investigation were turned over to Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson. It remains unclear if any charges will be filed. Republican Gov. Mike Parson announced the investigation in October after a Post-Dispatch reporter informed the state of a significant data issue that left Social Security numbers of educators vulnerable to public disclosure. The newspaper held off publishing a story about the flaw until the state fixed it. A state news release called the journalist a “hacker.”

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